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The Ash-Born Boy follows the origin story of Cole from Victoria Schwab’s novel ‘The Near Witch’.
As much as I found the writing skills more elementary in The Near Witch, the novella of The Ash-Born Boy was so much stronger, and I found I could understand the motivations behind Will, as they were deeper set. I wanted to know more about Nicholas, and what created his kindness. There was a general theme in both books of the mothers being secret supporters to their child while putting up with the cra ...more
As much as I found the writing skills more elementary in The Near Witch, the novella of The Ash-Born Boy was so much stronger, and I found I could understand the motivations behind Will, as they were deeper set. I wanted to know more about Nicholas, and what created his kindness. There was a general theme in both books of the mothers being secret supporters to their child while putting up with the cra ...more